Trimble suggests that the nature of these episodes are
perhaps when, "Patients feel badly, guilty, distressed
or resentful that their condition is perceived in a
pseudo-artificially - sense and that they are being
actively accused of causing it."

My girlfriend had an episode on December 21, 2004 which the doctor declared was a
“pseudoseizure.” That night, explained in great detail in
the prior link, she may have felt extremely guilty for
what occurred between her and me. She had some serious
trauma in her past because she was molested. Thus I may
have brought it out when we were together. I thought she
was going in and out of consciousness and she ended up
leaving in an ambulance after I called 911.

Slavney emphasizes that those undergoing a pseudo
seizure did not consciously motivate themselves to the
state, but that they are doing it to themselves.

Although I did not find any research on physical
symptoms, my girlfriend on that
night had the following: To my
observation

Twenty second intervals of sharp pains. She squeezed
my hand every twenty seconds (precisely) during the
first ten or so minutes of when I personally declared
her attack began. Symptom stopped after these ten
minutes, though I was driving and they may have gone
unnoticed.

Five second intervals of her right hand and some of
her right half of her body twitching in convulsions.
This started occurring after I got her inside the home of
my ex-girlfriend's. This still occurred when the
paramedics showed up, and I am unsure when that stopped.